Hands Off Venezuela! Solidarity Statement from Answer Indiana

On January 23, the Trump White House recognized unknown Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as that country’s President in a blatant attempt to end the Bolivarian Revolution under the leadership of the democratically elected President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro. That same day through the end of the week, progressives around the world rallied to the defense of Venezuela against the attempted CIA-backed coup.

In Indianapolis, progressives and socialists organized a rally outside the office of Senator Todd Young to deliver this message of solidarity:

We are activists with the ANSWER Coalition, Act Now to Stop War and End Racism, and the Party for Socialism and Liberation in Indianapolis, Indiana. We stand in solidarity with the Venezuelan people. We are here, outside the office of Senator Todd Young, to say:

We support the legitimate, constitutional president, Nicolas Maduro Moros, and the Bolivarian Revolution. We reject the coup d’état against Venezuela, orchestrated by the Trump White House, Mike Pence, and the CIA.

We say: “Yankee hands off Venezuela! Long live Chávez! Long live Maduro! Long live the Bolivarian Revolution!”